Database Design & Development

The Anoka Technical College Database Design and Development program requirements were determined through consultation with employers, those working in the industry, technical training professionals, and those currently seeking training and retraining for IT careers.

The Anoka Technical College Associate in Applied Science (AAS) degree in Information Technology with a concentration in Database Design & Development emphasis is a 72-credit program designed to prepare graduates to successfully compete for high-paying, rewarding careers in the high demand IT fields both today and in the future. This unique program allows technical specialization in Database Design & Development while the common core courses and required electives from other options build a broad IT foundation needed to understand the terminology and methodologies of other IT specialties in the workplace.

The Database Design & Development AAS emphasis is a program that provides students the knowledge needed to design and implement information technology solutions that meet business requirements. Students are prepared to enter the job market as Data Analysts, Software programmers, Database Developers, Business Analysts, or Systems Analysts. The program requirements were determined through consultation with employers, those working in the industry, technical training professionals, and those currently seeking training and retraining for IT careers.

The IT degree has an initial curriculum of over 90 courses in seven career areas:
• Network Management and Security
• Database Design & Development
• Game Programming
• Mobile Development
• Network Analyst
• Software Development
• Web Design & Development

Graduates will be encouraged to take advantage of access to corporate recruitment and IT recruiting firms. Internships and work-study positions will also be available. The IT graduate will be highly employable. The A.A.S. degree includes General Education credits, which broaden knowledge beyond what is required in the technical field and places the student on track for future managerial positions.

Course Prerequisites

Some courses may require appropriate test score or completion of basic math, basic English and/or reading courses with a “C” or better.

ITEC 1002, ITEC 1016, ITEC 1025, ITEC 1070, ITEC 2100, and TLIT 1005 are first semester courses and prerequisite to other courses in this major.

Program Learning Outcomes

By completing this program, students will achieve the following learning outcomes.

Exhibit interpersonal skills and a professional attitude while working in an information technology environment.

Clearly express ideas and information in written and spoken form.

Analyze, design and document system specifications to meet client needs.

Apply project management techniques to solve business problems.

Collaborate with a team to design and develop customer software-based solutions and integrate them into the user environment.

Apply logical reasoning to a problem.

Credits

TOTAL CREDITS

72

Technical Credits

57

*ITEC 1002

Networking Fundamentals

3

*ITEC 1016

Web Development Technologies

4

*ITEC 1025

Project Management

4

ITEC 1035

Documentation Standards

2

*ITEC 1070

IT Support

1

*ITEC 2100

Programming Logic and Design

4

ITEC 2105

JAVA Programming

4

ITEC 2120

DB Design and SQL

4

ITEC 2140

Business Intelligence

4

ITEC 2145

Database Programming

4

ITEC 2220

DB Administration & Security

4

ITEC 2501

Android Application Development

4

ITEC 2600

Application Development

4

ITEC 2601

Database Application Development

4

ITEC 2901

Integrated Capstone Project

4

*TLIT 1005

Technology Fundamentals

3

* First semester courses and a prerequisite to other courses in this major.

General Education/MnTC Requirements

15

Fifteen (15) general education credits of Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (MnTC) are required from three different goal areas. Student is required to take one transferable course from MnTC Goal Area 4 and the following courses:

ENGL 2105

Business and Technical Writing

4

PHIL 1200

Technology, Ethics, & Society

3

MnTC Credits

8

**MATH may have a prerequisite depending on Accuplacer assessment score.

Graduation Requirements

All Anoka Technical College students seeking an Associate in Applied Science (AAS), diploma, or certificate must meet the cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or higher.

Transfer Opportunities

To see how this may transfer into other Anoka Technical College programs or into another college, please visit:

Industry Information

Anoka Technical College Information Technology graduates will be specialists in their area of emphasis and will also have a broad base of foundational knowledge from the common core courses that span the seven emphasis areas. Professional standards, proper methodology and project management will be emphasized throughout the courses.

Faculty

The Anoka Technical College Diploma in Information Technology with a concentration in Database Design & Development emphasis is a 57-credit program designed to prepare graduates to successfully compete for high-paying, rewarding careers in the high demand IT fields both today and in the future.

This unique program allows technical specialization Database Design & Development while the common core courses and required electives from other options build a broad IT foundation needed to understand the terminology and methodologies of other IT specialties in the workplace. Anoka Technical College Database Design & Development diploma graduate will be a specialist in one of the areas of emphasis in Information Technology and will also have a broad IT foundation needed to understand the terminology and methodologies of other IT specialties in the workplace.

The Database Design and Development diploma teaches students how to use industry standard software to both design and develop databases. Students also will learn how to develop software applications that use a back-end database. Standardized database design is emphasized. Students will collaborate on a development team as a part of their coursework.
The program requirements were determined through consultation with employers, those working in the industry, technical training professionals, and those currently seeking training and retraining for IT careers.

Graduates will be encouraged to take advantage of access to corporate recruitment and IT recruiting firms. Internships and work-study positions will also be available. The IT graduate will be highly employable.

Course Prerequisites

Some courses may require appropriate test score or completion of basic math, basic English, and/or reading courses with a “C” or better.

ITEC 1002, ITEC 1016, ITEC 1025, ITEC 1070, ITEC 2100, and TLIT 1005 are first semester courses and prerequisite to other courses in this major.

Program Learning Outcomes

By completing this program, students will achieve the following learning outcomes.

Transfer Opportunities

Industry Description

Anoka Technical College Information Technology graduates will be specialists in their area of emphasis and will also have a broad base of foundational knowledge from the common core courses that span the seven emphasis areas. Professional standards, proper methodology and project management will be emphasized throughout the courses.

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